Garden tool



March 6, 1928.

T. R. MICHAELIS GARDEN TOOL Filed Feb.15, 1927 gwownko'o Patented Mar.6, 1928. l p i i Q g currenstares PATENT OFFICE.

a nnononnn. IaIcHAELIs, or MARINETTE, WISCONSIN. i GARDEN roo'n.

Application'filed February 15, 1927. Serial No. 168,430.

This invention relates to a garden tool Theelement 2 is in the form of asub and has for its object to provide, in a manstantially rectangularunitary body conner as hereinafter set forth, a tool of such structedfrom metallic material of the de-' class including means whereby it' canbe sired gauge and comprises a rectangular to b utilized for variouspurposes about a garblade 4 which forms a hoe, a lengthwise slitden tedrectangular part 5 forming a ralre and a Further objects of theinvention are to side wall blade ll which provides a'weeder. provide, ina manner as hereinafter set The part 5 includes an oblong'head portionforth, a tool of the class referred to with 6, having projectingfrom'its outer side a (iii means for conveniently thinning out theseries of spaced tines or teeth 8. The mategrowing plants, removingWeeds from narrial freed by the slits, formed in the part row spaces,transplanting, raking out loose 5, 1s torsionally twisted as at 7, toprovide plants and weeds after loosening them, hoethe series of opposedtines or teeth 8, having between rows of plants, loosening up the mgtheir broad surfaces opposing each 7 16 small plants, lifting theplants, forming other. The free ends of the teeth 8 are holes for thereception of the plants, posipointed as at 9. The side edges 10 of thetioning the plants in the holes and packing teeth 8 are offset withrespect to the faces the dirt over the roots of the plants. of the headportion 6 of the part 5.

Further objects of the invention are to The blade 4: is of a widthcoextensive with 7 provide, in a manner as hereinafter set the length ofthe head portion 6 and 'pro forth, a garden tool which is simple in itsects rearwardly from the inner side of the construction and arrangement,strong, duralatter at an outward inclination. An obble, compact,thoroughly eflicient in its use, long blade 1111as one end thereofintegral conveniently handled and comparatively inwith one end of thehead portion 6 and eX- 80 expensive to manufacture. tends rearwardlytherefrom at an outward With the foregoing and other objects ininclination. The width of the blade 11 is view the invention consists ofthe novel consubstantially the same as that end of the struction,combination and arrangement or head portion 6. The length of theblade 111 7 parts as hereinafter more specifically deis greater than the lengthof the head por- 85 scribed, and illustrated in the accompanying tion 6.The width of the blade 11 is matedrawings wherein is shown an embodimentrlally less than the width of the blade 4. of the invention, but it isto be understood The handle 1 at its forward end is secured thatchanges, Variations and modifications at the point of juncture of theblade 4: with can be resorted to, which fall within the the head portion6. 90 scope of the claim hereunto appended. The element 3 comprises atapered part In the drawings wherein like reference 12, having itssmaller end 13 secured to the characters denote corresponding partshandle 1. The tapered part 12 merges into throughout the several views:an outer part 14 which tapers in an oppo- Figure 1 is a View of a toolin accordsite direction with respect to the part 12 95 ance with thisinvention, looking towards and has its side faces 15and 16 of arcuoneside thereof and broken away. i ate contour, but with the face 16 uponaFigure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 greater are than the face 15thereby pro looking towards the other side of the tool. viding what maybe termed a spoon or igure 3 is a section on line 3-3 Figure 1. dishedshaped portion 17 having a pointed 100 Referring to the drawings indetail'l deend 18. The spoon shaped portion 17 gradnotes the handle ofthe tool, and which can ually increases in width from the tapered be ofany suitable cross section, preferably part 12 to the pointed end 18 ofthe part 14. cylindrical and said handle 1 is of any ap- Theelement 3 isused for making holes and propriate length. ()ne end of the handle 1loosening up the small plants and packing is formed integral with aground working dirt over theroots, and is so shaped that it elementreferred to generally by the refcan be readily pushed in the ground toform erence character 2, and connected to the a hole, as well as pushedin theground. to other end of the handle 1 is a ground work lift theplants and further for placing the ing element referred to generally bythe plants in the holes and packing the dirt reference character 3 andwhich forms a conover the roots of the plants.

tinuation of the handle. The tool as an entirety, provides means fortaking out plants, formin holes, packing dirt over the roots, a wee erin, narrow spaces, thinning out plants where too thick, hoeing betweenthe rows of plants, and raking loose weeds after they are loosened,therefore it is thought the many advantages of a garden tool, inaccordance with this invention can be readily understood, and althoughthe preferred embodiment of the invention is as illustrated anddescribed, yet it is to be understood that changes in the details ofconstruction can be had which will fall within the scope of theinvention as claimed. a

What I claim is: a

A ground working instrument comprising an oblong head portion, a seriesof tines inte ral with the outer side thereof, a rectangu ar blade of awidth coextensive with the length of said head portion, said bladehaving its inner end formed integral with the inner side of the headportion and extending rearwardly at an outward inclination with respectto said head portion, an oblong blade integral with one end .of saidhead portion and of a width substantially the end, said oblong bladeextendsame as such ing rearwardly outward inclination, and a handlesecured at the juncture of the rectangular blade and head portion. a

In testimony whereof, I affix my signa ture hereto.

THEODORE R. MICHAELIS.

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